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Rice Owls vs. North Texas Mean Green
The fans at The Super Pit will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the North Texas Mean Green when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mean Green as -9-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 133.
North Texas won its last outing, a 62-52 result against Shockers on December 18. They covered in that game as a +4-point underdog.
Rice was a 85-55 winner in their most recent outing at home against Cardinals.
Rice:
Team record: 7-4 SU,5-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Rice is 4-10-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Rice is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 5 games on the road
North Texas:
Team record: 7-3 SU,5-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
North Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Rice
The total has gone OVER in 14 of North Texas's last 15 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice home to Middle Tennessee Thursday, January 6
North Texas home to UAB Thursday, January 6